1960s Timeline

Mar. 22, 1964 - The Montreal Canadiens, who needed two weekend victories to make sure of their 14th NHL title in history, followed up...

Mar. 19, 1964 - Win, lose, or draw, the New York Rangers will continue to attract big crowds at Madison Square Garden. How does an NHL...

Mar. 17, 1964 - The Black Hawks regained first place in the NHL tonight by shutting out the New York Rangers, 4-0, before a delighted...

Mar. 1, 1963 - The New York Rangers missed a grand opportunity tonight to pick up two points on the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square...

Dec. 30, 1963 - The New York Rangers outbattled the Montreal Canadiens but couldn’t outscore them as they lost a wild 6-2 game last night...

Dec. 27, 1963 - Camille Henry, at 150 pounds the smallest man in the NHL, beat the biggest team tonight. His two goals in the third...

Dec. 25, 1963 - The Red Wings gave coach Sid Abel a present of a smoking jacket and slippers before tonight’s game against the Rangers at...

Dec. 11, 1963 - Stan Mikita’s 3 goals, Ken Wharram’s 2 goals, Glenn Hall’s fine goaltending, and Bobby Hull’s 200th career goal paced the...

Dec. 7, 1963 - A former Ranger wing, Dean Prentice (pictured), scored two goals late in the final period tonight before 12,121 at Boston...

Dec. 5, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured), masked marvel of netminders, fingered a couple of arm bruises and grinned in resignation....

Nov. 14, 1963 - The New York Rangers lost their sixth straight game tonight, a 5-4 decision to the 1962 Stanley Cup champions, the...

Oct. 24, 1963 - Harry Howell, who rarely scores a goal, and Jacques Plante, who rarely allows one, were the key figures tonight as they...

Oct. 17, 1963 - Jacques Plante, the goalie who wants to win friends in New York, owned a considerable portion of Manhattan Island today...

Oct. 13, 1963 - Bernie Geoffrion (pictured) proved to ex-teammate goalie Jacques Plante that he hasn’t lost his touch by scoring twice to...

June 5, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured in 1959), who plays goal with a mask, and Lorne (Gump) Worsley, who usually played it without a...

Mar. 20, 1963 - Vic Hadfield (left), who tallied only twice in 33 previous games, registered 3 goals tonight in carrying the New York...

Feb. 17, 1963 - The New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Madison Square Garden, 4-1, and dropped the Leafs into...